Shloka 22
अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu
तदेवाहुरणुभ्योडणु तन््महदभ्यो महत्तरम् । तत् तत्त्वं सर्वभूतेषु श्रुव॑ं तिष्ठन्ू न दृश्यते,वह ब्रह्म अणुसे भी अणु और महानसे भी महान् कहा गया है। सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके भीतर वह अन्तर्यामीरूपसे अवश्य स्थिर रहता है तथापि किसीको दिखायी नहीं देता है
tad evāhur aṇubhyo 'ṇu tan mahadbhyo mahattaram | tat tattvaṁ sarvabhūteṣu dhruvaṁ tiṣṭhan na dṛśyate ||
Vasiṣṭha disse: “Essa Realidade é declarada mais sutil que o mais sutil e maior que o maior. Firmemente estabelecida como o regente interior em todos os seres, ainda assim não é vista por ninguém.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the supreme Reality (Brahman) is both infinitesimally subtle and immeasurably vast, present within all beings as the inner ruler, yet not graspable by ordinary perception; it is known through inner realization rather than the senses.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vasiṣṭha delivers a philosophical teaching: he describes the nature of the ultimate principle that pervades all life, emphasizing its hidden presence and the need for contemplative insight.